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A merits docket from CourtListener: opinions, citations, argument audio, and how sitting justices appear across those cases.

Docket·Opinions·Arguments·Justices

627 merits cases · 525 with text/PDF · 84%

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Recent reporting on the Supreme Court: decisions, arguments, the docket, and the justices.

The Gavel archives SCOTUS merits cases from recent October Terms, not every filing at the Court. Case records come from CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project) + SCOTUS PDFs, with outbound links to official SCOTUS dockets. Built 2026-08-11T02:54:59Z. Limits: methodology.

In the news

Recent reporting on the Supreme Court: decisions, arguments, the docket, and the justices.

USA TodayNov 8, 2026

Supreme Court case could end lawsuits against federal agents like ICE

Legal DesireNov 8, 2026

Stare Decisis: How and When the Supreme Court Overrules Itself

C-SPANNov 8, 2026

Supreme Court Weighs Prisoners' Right to Sue Over Alleged Medical Neglect

JONATHAN TURLEY – Res ipsa loquiturNov 7, 2026

Backfire: Cook County State’s Attorney Seeks Dismissal of Key Gun Case Before Oral Argument - JONATHAN TURLEY

The New York TimesNov 7, 2026

Mysterious Request Scrambles Major Supreme Court Gun Case Against Cook County

SCOTUSblogNov 6, 2026

Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on Goldman Sachs arbitration dispute

The CapitolistNov 6, 2026

Democrats want to pack the Supreme Court. The data don’t back them up.

Davis VanguardNov 6, 2026

Supreme Court Weighs Whether Habeas Restrictions Could Bar Intellectual Disability Claim in Texas Death Penalty Case

GoemkarponnNov 6, 2026

Supreme Court Declines Tarun Tejpal’s Plea to Suspend 10-Year Jail Term in Rape Case

FacebookNov 6, 2026

WATCH: Justice Rodil Zalameda has taken his oath as the 28th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. | via Mark Salazar/GMA News Visit www.gmanetwork.com/news for updates.

Premier Christian NewsNov 5, 2026

US Supreme Court leans toward Catholic preschools' challenge to LGBT protections

Davis VanguardNov 5, 2026

Supreme Court Weighs Whether Death Row Prisoner Can Challenge Execution under Updated Intellectual Disability Standards